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Inside the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state, acoustics experts have attempted to preserve a location free of human-made noise. They call it One Square Inch of Silence.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited active duty soldiers deployed at the border near McAllen, Texas. About 5,000 troops are being sent to the border in response to a caravan of migrants headed to the U.S.

Amazon's The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is no lifeless retread — it captures the anarchic, slightly sardonic tone of the original, and delivers solid gags that stand on their own.

A study out of Harvard University estimates that the death toll from Hurricane Maria was close to 5,000. That's in contrast to the Puerto Rican government's official number, 64.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Emma Green about her Atlantic article detailing a minority of Americans who have little interaction with people outside their religion, race or political affiliation.

NPR's David Greene talks to Christy Delafield of Mercy Corps about coordinating relief to the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. The storm was a Category 5 hurricane when it hit the area.

The plant is best known for the partial meltdown of one of its nuclear reactors in 1979. The remaining reactor stopped producing electricity on Friday. Decommissioning the site will take decades.

Maj. Gen. William Walker said the Department of Defense took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.

The Masters Golf Tournament is under way in Augusta, Ga. Steve Inskeep talks with commentator John Feinstein about what to expect from defending champion Tiger Woods, and changes to this year's course.

Inflation eased slightly in August thanks to falling gasoline prices, but the cost of many essentials continues to climb, including soaring power bills that are straining family budgets.